“RIGA COMM 2025” Women in Tech Conference / Dace Bulte, Cybersecurity Analyst, CERT
summary
Career change at 50 plus moves from nine years in capital markets into hands‑on cyber work using specific courses and certificates and joining CERT.LV in September 2023. Builds monthly and quarterly threat reports, tracks incidents and vulnerabilities, and delivers recommendations while operating free public services including DNS firewall, pentesting and threat hunting. Bridges prior communications skills into incident clarity and produces actionable briefings. Credits structured learning paths like System Security Certified Practitioner and Google IT Support professional certificate and measures progress like marathon training.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction and career shift
- 3:58Why cybersecurity and doubts
- 7:39Transitioning step by step
- 10:51Current role and impact
- 13:31Advice and resources
- 15:19Call to action and closing
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